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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Hampden Park - Glasgow Thursday 8 October 2015 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Scotland Group D - Matchday -4 Poland Last updated 12/07/2021 18:11CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13 1 Scotland - Poland Thursday 8 October 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Mączyński 11, Milik 14/10/2014 QR (GS) Poland - Scotland 2-2 Warsaw 76; Maloney 18, Naismith 57 FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached McNeill 14; Pohl 85, 13/10/1965 QR (GS) Scotland - Poland 1-2 Glasgow Sadek 87 23/05/1965 QR (GS) Poland - Scotland 1-1 Chorzow Lentner 52; Law 76 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Scotland - - - - 1 0 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1 0 2 2 Poland 1 0 1 0 - - - - - - - - 1 0 1 0 2 2 FIFA* Scotland 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - - - - 2 0 1 1 2 3 Poland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 1 1 0 3 2 Friendlies Scotland - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 2 2 2 7 7 Poland - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 2 2 2 7 7 Total Scotland 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 - - - - 9 2 4 3 11 12 Poland 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 9 3 4 2 12 11 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Scotland - Poland Thursday 8 October 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Match background Scotland's only chance of getting to UEFA EURO 2016 is via the play-offs as they attempt to take three points from one of Group D's top-two sides, Poland. • Scotland's only possibility of finishing third is by winning their last two games and hoping that Poland lose both of theirs, or by picking up at least four points more than the Republic of Ireland. • Poland will qualify with a win against Scotland if the Irish fail to pick up all three points against Germany. Previous meetings • Arkadiusz Milik's 76th-minute equaliser salvaged a point for the hosts when Poland were held to a 2-2 draw in Warsaw in the sides' first Group D meeting. • Scotland's record in nine encounters with Poland is W2 D4 L3 (D2 L1 in competitive matches). Form guide • Scotland had won all three of their Group D home games prior to a 3-2 loss to Germany last time out. They have not won as many home fixtures in a qualification competition since UEFA EURO 2008. • Poland's sole Group D defeat to date is the 3-1 reverse in Germany in September. Their away record in the section reads W2 D1 L1. Disciplinary • James Morrison is suspended for the Poland game; Grant Hanley and Shaun Maloney are a booking away from a ban. • Łukasz Szukała's next yellow card will incur a suspension. Trivia and links • With 29 goals (3.63 per match) Poland are the highest scorers in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying. • Robert Lewandowski is the top scorer in the European Qualifiers with ten goals. His next international strike will be his 30th for Poland. • In 21 games between the nations' clubs in UEFA competition, the Scottish representatives' record is W10 D4 L7. The most recent of these fixtures was Celtic's away goals defeat of Legia Warszawa in last season's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round – Celtic being awarded a 3-0 forfeit victory in the second leg due to Legia fielding an ineligible player. • Poland have won seven of the nine encounters between these countries in UEFA age-group competitions, with Scotland prevailing just once. 3 Scotland - Poland Thursday 8 October 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Squad list Scotland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Allan McGregor 31/01/1982 33 Hull - 0 0 0 0 33 - - Craig Gordon 31/12/1982 32 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 43 - - David Marshall 05/03/1985 30 Cardiff - 8 0 0 0 21 1 Defenders - Steven Whittaker 16/06/1984 31 Norwich - 3 0 0 0 29 - - Alan Hutton 30/11/1984 30 Aston Villa - 7 0 0 0 47 - - Christophe Berra 31/01/1985 30 Ipswich - 1 0 0 0 30 3 - Grant Hanley 20/11/1991 23 Blackburn * 5 0 0 0 19 1 - Gordon Greer 14/12/1980 34 Brighton - 2 0 0 0 8 - - Russell Martin 04/01/1986 29 Norwich - 8 0 0 0 21 - - Andrew Robertson 11/03/1994 21 Hull - 4 0 0 0 7 1 Midfielders - Shaun Maloney 24/01/1983 32 Hull * 8 4 0 0 43 6 - Darren Fletcher 01/02/1984 31 West Brom - 3 0 0 0 68 5 - Scott Brown 25/06/1985 30 Celtic - 7 0 0 0 47 4 - Graham Dorrans 05/05/1987 28 Norwich - 0 0 0 0 10 - Crystal - James McArthur 07/10/1987 28 - 4 1 0 0 21 2 Palace - James Forrest 07/07/1991 24 Celtic - 2 0 0 0 12 - - Matt Ritchie 10/09/1989 26 Bournemouth - 3 0 0 0 5 1 Forwards - Steven Fletcher 26/03/1987 28 Sunderland - 8 3 0 0 23 4 - Steven Naismith 14/09/1986 29 Everton - 7 2 0 0 39 5 - Jordan Rhodes 05/02/1990 25 Blackburn - 1 0 0 0 13 3 - Johnny Russell 08/04/1990 25 Derby - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Leigh Griffiths 20/08/1990 25 Celtic - 1 0 0 0 6 - - Chris Martin 04/11/1988 26 Derby - 4 0 0 0 4 - Coach - Gordon Strachan 09/02/1957 58 - 8 0 0 0 21 - 4 Scotland - Poland Thursday 8 October 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Poland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Artur Boruc 20/02/1980 35 Bournemouth - 0 0 0 0 60 - - Łukasz Fabiański 18/04/1985 30 Swansea - 4 0 0 0 26 - - Wojciech Szczęsny 18/04/1990 25 Roma - 4 0 0 0 23 - Defenders - Łukasz Szukała 26/05/1984 31 Osmanlıspor * 8 1 0 0 15 1 - Łukasz Piszczek 03/06/1985 30 Dortmund - 5 0 0 0 41 2 - Artur Jędrzejczyk 04/11/1987 27 Krasnodar - 3 0 0 0 14 2 - Kamil Glik 03/02/1988 27 Torino - 7 1 0 0 33 3 - Jakub Wawrzyniak 07/07/1983 32 Lechia - 3 0 0 0 41 1 - Tomasz Jodłowiec 08/09/1985 30 Legia - 5 0 0 0 37 - - Michał Pazdan 21/09/1987 28 Legia - 1 0 0 0 9 - - Thiago Cionek 21/04/1986 29 Modena - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Paweł Olkowski 13/02/1990 25 Köln - 4 0 0 0 11 - Midfielders - Sebastian Mila 10/07/1982 33 Lechia - 5 2 0 0 37 8 - Jakub Błaszczykowski 14/12/1985 29 Fiorentina - 3 1 0 0 72 15 - Grzegorz Krychowiak 29/01/1990 25 Sevilla - 8 1 0 0 28 1 - Maciej Rybus 19/08/1989 26 Terek - 7 0 0 0 37 2 - Kamil Grosicki 08/06/1988 27 Rennes - 7 4 0 0 30 4 - Ariel Borysiuk 29/07/1991 24 Lechia - 0 0 0 0 10 - - Krzysztof Mączyński 23/05/1987 28 Wisła - 6 1 0 0 10 1 - Karol Linetty 02/02/1995 20 Lech - 1 0 0 0 6 1 Forwards - Robert Lewandowski 21/08/1988 27 Bayern - 8 10 0 0 70 30 - Artur Sobiech 12/06/1990 25 Hannover - 0 0 0 0 11 2 - Arkadiusz Milik 28/02/1994 21 Ajax - 8 6 0 0 19 9 Coach - Adam Nawalka 23/10/1957 57 - 8 0 0 0 17 - 5 Scotland - Poland Thursday 8 October 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Head coach Gordon Strachan Date of birth: 9 February 1957 Nationality: Scottish Playing career: Dundee FC, Aberdeen FC, Manchester United FC, Leeds United AFC, Coventry City FC Coaching career: Coventry City FC, Southampton FC, Celtic FC, Middlesbrough FC, Scotland • An energetic and talented midfielder, Strachan was capped 50 times by Scotland and helped Aberdeen FC lift the European Cup Winners' Cup under Sir Alex Ferguson. Began in management while still a player at Coventry in November 1996 before ending his on-field career aged 40 to concentrate on coaching, keeping the club in the Premier League until 2001. • Although sacked early the following season, he was swiftly appointed by Southampton – whom he guided to eighth place in the English top flight in 2002/03 and the 2003 FA Cup final. Strachan stepped down in March 2004 to concentrate on media work. • Installed as Martin O'Neill's successor at Celtic in summer 2005, Strachan proceeded to win the Scottish Premier League in record time and also lifted the Scottish League Cup in his first campaign. In 2006/07, Celtic triumphed in both league and Scottish Cup, and got past the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time, falling in extra time to eventual winners AC Milan in the last 16. • Steered the Bhoys to the round of 16 again in 2007/08, this time succumbing to FC Barcelona, and a tremendous late surge took Celtic past Rangers FC to retain the Scottish championship.